Vineyard Vines

Designer, Women's Woven Bottoms

About us:

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha’s Vineyard by brothers, Shep & Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.

You don’t need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It’s a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don’t just live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks—we bring it to work with us, too.

Whether in our stores, or at our Harbor Drive headquarters, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.

Our team is our family, and we’d never have grown to where we are today without them.

We’re committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you’ll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about.

Overview:

We are looking for a well-organized, talented and enthusiastic women's designer to join our team. This individual will be responsible for owning the entire women’s woven bottoms assortment. The designer is responsible for participating in all phases of the design development process from initial concept to production. This candidate should be proactive in their approach, look for opportunities to improve upon existing structures and processes and find creative ways to utilize best practices. Though this is a senior designer role, this candidate will be participating in the design process (sketching and tech packs) along with the high level development of the line.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research trends, fabrics, washes & silhouettes each season
• Strong ability to see collection as a whole and create strong product stories within assortment
• Support Senior Director to setup design presentation boards and update boards as changes occur
• CAD/render sketches with patterns, prints, and color
• Create and complete all design handoffs/tech packs in PLM
• Create, update and present concept boards
• Organize and maintain seasonal design books, fabric swatches and trim books
• Assist in all aspects of daily follow-up with external and internal partners
• Create flat sketches by hand and using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Create BOMs and upkeep in Centric PLM
• Attend all proto and bi-weekly fittings
• Participate in group meetings, fabric shows and trend shopping
• Partner with Design team, and cross-functional partners in Product Development, and Merchandising to prevent and resolve production problems for current and upcoming seasons

What you bring: 

• 6+ years of experience in woven bottoms
• Denim and outerwear experience a plus
• Experience in the luxury market is a plus
• Excellent creativity, a high taste level and a strong understanding of the vineyard vines aesthetic
• Innate knowledge of fashion and trends with the ability to focus into the new direction each season
• Knowledge of wovens construction and functionality
• Strong flat sketching skills (Strong Illustrator and Photoshop is a must)
• Computer skills: Excellent Illustrator and Photoshop skills, Microsoft Excel, a web pdm type program
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong time management skills and ability to thrive in a face paced environment
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with a team
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design
• Must be willing to commute to Stamford, CT Headquarters

Every day will feel this good because:

• We have a fun-spirited entrepreneurial culture filled with truly “good” people
• We have flexible working hours and work from home days to accommodate your personal life
• We offer a generous employee discount so you can rep our lifestyle on-and-off the boat
• We offer a competitive salary package, 401-K, commuter benefits, and paid-family leave, health savings , flex spending accounts, life & disability insurance
• We have an onsite gym as well as health & financial wellness programs to keep you active
• We offer 2 summer Fridays to take off in addition to a competitive vacation policy & holiday calendar